1928–29 National Football League (Ireland) Explained

League:1928–29 National Football League
Dates:October 1928 – 1929
Team1:Kerry
Captain1:Joe Barrett
Titles:2nd
Team2:Kildare
Captain2:Jack Higgins
Previous:1927–28
Next:1930–31

The 1928–29 National Football League was the 3rd staging of the National Football League, a Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Kerry successfully defended its league title in the final for the second consecutive season against Kildare.[1]

Format

There were four divisions – Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western. Division winners played off for the NFL title.

Results

North-Eastern Division

Armagh, Monaghan, Louth, Down, Antrim, Cavan.

Southern Division

Table

TeamPldWDLPtsNotes
5 5 0 0 10 Qualified for Knockout Stage
5 4 0 1 8

South-Eastern Division

won, from,, and .

Western Division

Mayo, Sligo, Roscommon and Galway competed.

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Finals

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.crokepark.ie/gaa-museum/gaa-archive/gaa-years/2000-2009-(7)/1984-(9)?lang=en-IE